A system is provided for movably supporting an ink film in a printer. When data is read from the memory cells including data representing ECC code, any errors are identified in the data from the ECC code. When a predetermined time has elapsed since the scrolling is stopped, the stopping of the scrolling is canceled, to resume the scrolling the image information. In the second stage when small levels of vibrations are dampened, the response characteristics in response to positive direction rotary displacement between the input and output rotary members differs from the response characteristics exhibited as a result of negative direction relative rotary displacement.